The extraction quarry is within the parish of Kirton, north Nottinghamshire, located 1km east of the centre of the village, and approximately 15km to the north-east of Mansfield. Extension to the western side of the New Best Red Quarry entailed the removal of topsoil from three adjacent areas on the western side of the quarry and to the west of the temporary haul road. A qualified and experienced field archaeologist was present during topsoil removal to carefully monitor machine removal of deposits down to the first archaeological horizon. The attending archaeologist visually searched the exposed subsoil surface for any significant archaeological remains. The results of this watching brief add to the evidence for human activity at the site, from the prehistoric period onward, that was found during the previous archaeological investigations at the quarry. Until the development of the brickworks and quarry, this activity was never at a great intensity. In the earlier periods, the site would have been forested and would have seen little activity other than the occasional passage of hunting groups. Once cleared, the land would probably have been used for pasture, until the establishment of arable agriculture, the ridge-and-furrow indicating that this transition had probably occurred by at least the later medieval period. There is, however, no suggestion of any great intensity of use, as might be expected on or in very close proximity to a place of settlement, at any period.